import os import sys from unittest import mock import pytest from _pytest.config import ExitCode from _pytest.mark import EMPTY_PARAMETERSET_OPTION from _pytest.mark import MarkGenerator as Mark from _pytest.nodes import Collector from _pytest.nodes import Node class TestMark: @pytest.mark.parametrize("attr", ["mark", "param"]) @pytest.mark.parametrize("modulename", ["py.test", "pytest"]) def test_pytest_exists_in_namespace_all(self, attr, modulename): module = sys.modules[modulename] assert attr in module.__all__ def test_pytest_mark_notcallable(self): mark = Mark() with pytest.raises(TypeError): mark() def test_mark_with_param(self): def some_function(abc): pass class SomeClass: pass assert pytest.mark.foo(some_function) is some_function assert pytest.mark.foo.with_args(some_function) is not some_function assert pytest.mark.foo(SomeClass) is SomeClass assert pytest.mark.foo.with_args(SomeClass) is not SomeClass def test_pytest_mark_name_starts_with_underscore(self): mark = Mark() with pytest.raises(AttributeError): mark._some_name def test_marked_class_run_twice(testdir): """Test fails file is run twice that contains marked class. See issue#683. """ py_file = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.parametrize('abc', [1, 2, 3]) class Test1(object): def test_1(self, abc): assert abc in [1, 2, 3] """ ) file_name = os.path.basename(py_file.strpath) rec = testdir.inline_run(file_name, file_name) rec.assertoutcome(passed=6) def test_ini_markers(testdir): testdir.makeini( """ [pytest] markers = a1: this is a webtest marker a2: this is a smoke marker """ ) testdir.makepyfile( """ def test_markers(pytestconfig): markers = pytestconfig.getini("markers") print(markers) assert len(markers) >= 2 assert markers[0].startswith("a1:") assert markers[1].startswith("a2:") """ ) rec = testdir.inline_run() rec.assertoutcome(passed=1) def test_markers_option(testdir): testdir.makeini( """ [pytest] markers = a1: this is a webtest marker a1some: another marker nodescription """ ) result = testdir.runpytest("--markers") result.stdout.fnmatch_lines( ["*a1*this is a webtest*", "*a1some*another marker", "*nodescription*"] ) def test_ini_markers_whitespace(testdir): testdir.makeini( """ [pytest] markers = a1 : this is a whitespace marker """ ) testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.a1 def test_markers(): assert True """ ) rec = testdir.inline_run("--strict-markers", "-m", "a1") rec.assertoutcome(passed=1) def test_marker_without_description(testdir): testdir.makefile( ".cfg", setup=""" [tool:pytest] markers=slow """, ) testdir.makeconftest( """ import pytest pytest.mark.xfail('FAIL') """ ) ftdir = testdir.mkdir("ft1_dummy") testdir.tmpdir.join("conftest.py").move(ftdir.join("conftest.py")) rec = testdir.runpytest("--strict-markers") rec.assert_outcomes() def test_markers_option_with_plugin_in_current_dir(testdir): testdir.makeconftest('pytest_plugins = "flip_flop"') testdir.makepyfile( flip_flop="""\ def pytest_configure(config): config.addinivalue_line("markers", "flip:flop") def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc): try: mark = metafunc.function.flipper except AttributeError: return metafunc.parametrize("x", (10, 20))""" ) testdir.makepyfile( """\ import pytest @pytest.mark.flipper def test_example(x): assert x""" ) result = testdir.runpytest("--markers") result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*flip*flop*"]) def test_mark_on_pseudo_function(testdir): testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.r(lambda x: 0/0) def test_hello(): pass """ ) reprec = testdir.inline_run() reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1) @pytest.mark.parametrize("option_name", ["--strict-markers", "--strict"]) def test_strict_prohibits_unregistered_markers(testdir, option_name): testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.unregisteredmark def test_hello(): pass """ ) result = testdir.runpytest(option_name) assert result.ret != 0 result.stdout.fnmatch_lines( ["'unregisteredmark' not found in `markers` configuration option"] ) @pytest.mark.parametrize( ("expr", "expected_passed"), [ ("xyz", ["test_one"]), ("((( xyz)) )", ["test_one"]), ("not not xyz", ["test_one"]), ("xyz and xyz2", []), ("xyz2", ["test_two"]), ("xyz or xyz2", ["test_one", "test_two"]), ], ) def test_mark_option(expr: str, expected_passed: str, testdir) -> None: testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.xyz def test_one(): pass @pytest.mark.xyz2 def test_two(): pass """ ) rec = testdir.inline_run("-m", expr) passed, skipped, fail = rec.listoutcomes() passed = [x.nodeid.split("::")[-1] for x in passed] assert passed == expected_passed @pytest.mark.parametrize( ("expr", "expected_passed"), [("interface", ["test_interface"]), ("not interface", ["test_nointer"])], ) def test_mark_option_custom(expr: str, expected_passed: str, testdir) -> None: testdir.makeconftest( """ import pytest def pytest_collection_modifyitems(items): for item in items: if "interface" in item.nodeid: item.add_marker(pytest.mark.interface) """ ) testdir.makepyfile( """ def test_interface(): pass def test_nointer(): pass """ ) rec = testdir.inline_run("-m", expr) passed, skipped, fail = rec.listoutcomes() passed = [x.nodeid.split("::")[-1] for x in passed] assert passed == expected_passed @pytest.mark.parametrize( ("expr", "expected_passed"), [ ("interface", ["test_interface"]), ("not interface", ["test_nointer", "test_pass", "test_1", "test_2"]), ("pass", ["test_pass"]), ("not pass", ["test_interface", "test_nointer", "test_1", "test_2"]), ("not not not (pass)", ["test_interface", "test_nointer", "test_1", "test_2"]), ("1 or 2", ["test_1", "test_2"]), ("not (1 or 2)", ["test_interface", "test_nointer", "test_pass"]), ], ) def test_keyword_option_custom(expr: str, expected_passed: str, testdir) -> None: testdir.makepyfile( """ def test_interface(): pass def test_nointer(): pass def test_pass(): pass def test_1(): pass def test_2(): pass """ ) rec = testdir.inline_run("-k", expr) passed, skipped, fail = rec.listoutcomes() passed = [x.nodeid.split("::")[-1] for x in passed] assert passed == expected_passed def test_keyword_option_considers_mark(testdir): testdir.copy_example("marks/marks_considered_keywords") rec = testdir.inline_run("-k", "foo") passed = rec.listoutcomes()[0] assert len(passed) == 1 @pytest.mark.parametrize( ("expr", "expected_passed"), [ ("None", ["test_func[None]"]), ("[1.3]", ["test_func[1.3]"]), ("2-3", ["test_func[2-3]"]), ], ) def test_keyword_option_parametrize(expr: str, expected_passed: str, testdir) -> None: testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.parametrize("arg", [None, 1.3, "2-3"]) def test_func(arg): pass """ ) rec = testdir.inline_run("-k", expr) passed, skipped, fail = rec.listoutcomes() passed = [x.nodeid.split("::")[-1] for x in passed] assert passed == expected_passed def test_parametrize_with_module(testdir): testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.parametrize("arg", [pytest,]) def test_func(arg): pass """ ) rec = testdir.inline_run() passed, skipped, fail = rec.listoutcomes() expected_id = "test_func[" + pytest.__name__ + "]" assert passed[0].nodeid.split("::")[-1] == expected_id @pytest.mark.parametrize( ("expr", "expected_error"), [ ( "foo or", "at column 7: expected not OR left parenthesis OR identifier; got end of input", ), ( "foo or or", "at column 8: expected not OR left parenthesis OR identifier; got or", ), ("(foo", "at column 5: expected right parenthesis; got end of input",), ("foo bar", "at column 5: expected end of input; got identifier",), ( "or or", "at column 1: expected not OR left parenthesis OR identifier; got or", ), ( "not or", "at column 5: expected not OR left parenthesis OR identifier; got or", ), ], ) def test_keyword_option_wrong_arguments( expr: str, expected_error: str, testdir, capsys ) -> None: testdir.makepyfile( """ def test_func(arg): pass """ ) testdir.inline_run("-k", expr) err = capsys.readouterr().err assert expected_error in err def test_parametrized_collected_from_command_line(testdir): """Parametrized test not collected if test named specified in command line issue#649. """ py_file = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.parametrize("arg", [None, 1.3, "2-3"]) def test_func(arg): pass """ ) file_name = os.path.basename(py_file.strpath) rec = testdir.inline_run(file_name + "::" + "test_func") rec.assertoutcome(passed=3) def test_parametrized_collect_with_wrong_args(testdir): """Test collect parametrized func with wrong number of args.""" py_file = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.parametrize('foo, bar', [(1, 2, 3)]) def test_func(foo, bar): pass """ ) result = testdir.runpytest(py_file) result.stdout.fnmatch_lines( [ 'test_parametrized_collect_with_wrong_args.py::test_func: in "parametrize" the number of names (2):', " ['foo', 'bar']", "must be equal to the number of values (3):", " (1, 2, 3)", ] ) def test_parametrized_with_kwargs(testdir): """Test collect parametrized func with wrong number of args.""" py_file = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.fixture(params=[1,2]) def a(request): return request.param @pytest.mark.parametrize(argnames='b', argvalues=[1, 2]) def test_func(a, b): pass """ ) result = testdir.runpytest(py_file) assert result.ret == 0 def test_parametrize_iterator(testdir): """parametrize should work with generators (#5354).""" py_file = testdir.makepyfile( """\ import pytest def gen(): yield 1 yield 2 yield 3 @pytest.mark.parametrize('a', gen()) def test(a): assert a >= 1 """ ) result = testdir.runpytest(py_file) assert result.ret == 0 # should not skip any tests result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*3 passed*"]) class TestFunctional: def test_merging_markers_deep(self, testdir): # issue 199 - propagate markers into nested classes p = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest class TestA(object): pytestmark = pytest.mark.a def test_b(self): assert True class TestC(object): # this one didn't get marked def test_d(self): assert True """ ) items, rec = testdir.inline_genitems(p) for item in items: print(item, item.keywords) assert [x for x in item.iter_markers() if x.name == "a"] def test_mark_decorator_subclass_does_not_propagate_to_base(self, testdir): p = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.a class Base(object): pass @pytest.mark.b class Test1(Base): def test_foo(self): pass class Test2(Base): def test_bar(self): pass """ ) items, rec = testdir.inline_genitems(p) self.assert_markers(items, test_foo=("a", "b"), test_bar=("a",)) def test_mark_should_not_pass_to_siebling_class(self, testdir): """#568""" p = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest class TestBase(object): def test_foo(self): pass @pytest.mark.b class TestSub(TestBase): pass class TestOtherSub(TestBase): pass """ ) items, rec = testdir.inline_genitems(p) base_item, sub_item, sub_item_other = items print(items, [x.nodeid for x in items]) # new api segregates assert not list(base_item.iter_markers(name="b")) assert not list(sub_item_other.iter_markers(name="b")) assert list(sub_item.iter_markers(name="b")) def test_mark_decorator_baseclasses_merged(self, testdir): p = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.a class Base(object): pass @pytest.mark.b class Base2(Base): pass @pytest.mark.c class Test1(Base2): def test_foo(self): pass class Test2(Base2): @pytest.mark.d def test_bar(self): pass """ ) items, rec = testdir.inline_genitems(p) self.assert_markers(items, test_foo=("a", "b", "c"), test_bar=("a", "b", "d")) def test_mark_closest(self, testdir): p = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.c(location="class") class Test: @pytest.mark.c(location="function") def test_has_own(self): pass def test_has_inherited(self): pass """ ) items, rec = testdir.inline_genitems(p) has_own, has_inherited = items assert has_own.get_closest_marker("c").kwargs == {"location": "function"} assert has_inherited.get_closest_marker("c").kwargs == {"location": "class"} assert has_own.get_closest_marker("missing") is None def test_mark_with_wrong_marker(self, testdir): reprec = testdir.inline_runsource( """ import pytest class pytestmark(object): pass def test_func(): pass """ ) values = reprec.getfailedcollections() assert len(values) == 1 assert "TypeError" in str(values[0].longrepr) def test_mark_dynamically_in_funcarg(self, testdir): testdir.makeconftest( """ import pytest @pytest.fixture def arg(request): request.applymarker(pytest.mark.hello) def pytest_terminal_summary(terminalreporter): values = terminalreporter.stats['passed'] terminalreporter._tw.line("keyword: %s" % values[0].keywords) """ ) testdir.makepyfile( """ def test_func(arg): pass """ ) result = testdir.runpytest() result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["keyword: *hello*"]) def test_no_marker_match_on_unmarked_names(self, testdir): p = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.shouldmatch def test_marked(): assert 1 def test_unmarked(): assert 1 """ ) reprec = testdir.inline_run("-m", "test_unmarked", p) passed, skipped, failed = reprec.listoutcomes() assert len(passed) + len(skipped) + len(failed) == 0 dlist = reprec.getcalls("pytest_deselected") deselected_tests = dlist[0].items assert len(deselected_tests) == 2 def test_keywords_at_node_level(self, testdir): testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True) def some(request): request.keywords["hello"] = 42 assert "world" not in request.keywords @pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True) def funcsetup(request): assert "world" in request.keywords assert "hello" in request.keywords @pytest.mark.world def test_function(): pass """ ) reprec = testdir.inline_run() reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1) def test_keyword_added_for_session(self, testdir): testdir.makeconftest( """ import pytest def pytest_collection_modifyitems(session): session.add_marker("mark1") session.add_marker(pytest.mark.mark2) session.add_marker(pytest.mark.mark3) pytest.raises(ValueError, lambda: session.add_marker(10)) """ ) testdir.makepyfile( """ def test_some(request): assert "mark1" in request.keywords assert "mark2" in request.keywords assert "mark3" in request.keywords assert 10 not in request.keywords marker = request.node.get_closest_marker("mark1") assert marker.name == "mark1" assert marker.args == () assert marker.kwargs == {} """ ) reprec = testdir.inline_run("-m", "mark1") reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1) def assert_markers(self, items, **expected): """assert that given items have expected marker names applied to them. expected should be a dict of (item name -> seq of expected marker names) .. note:: this could be moved to ``testdir`` if proven to be useful to other modules. """ items = {x.name: x for x in items} for name, expected_markers in expected.items(): markers = {m.name for m in items[name].iter_markers()} assert markers == set(expected_markers) @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore") def test_mark_from_parameters(self, testdir): """#1540""" testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(True, reason='skip all') # skipifs inside fixture params params = [pytest.mark.skipif(False, reason='dont skip')('parameter')] @pytest.fixture(params=params) def parameter(request): return request.param def test_1(parameter): assert True """ ) reprec = testdir.inline_run() reprec.assertoutcome(skipped=1) class TestKeywordSelection: def test_select_simple(self, testdir): file_test = testdir.makepyfile( """ def test_one(): assert 0 class TestClass(object): def test_method_one(self): assert 42 == 43 """ ) def check(keyword, name): reprec = testdir.inline_run("-s", "-k", keyword, file_test) passed, skipped, failed = reprec.listoutcomes() assert len(failed) == 1 assert failed[0].nodeid.split("::")[-1] == name assert len(reprec.getcalls("pytest_deselected")) == 1 for keyword in ["test_one", "est_on"]: check(keyword, "test_one") check("TestClass and test", "test_method_one") @pytest.mark.parametrize( "keyword", [ "xxx", "xxx and test_2", "TestClass", "xxx and not test_1", "TestClass and test_2", "xxx and TestClass and test_2", ], ) def test_select_extra_keywords(self, testdir, keyword): p = testdir.makepyfile( test_select=""" def test_1(): pass class TestClass(object): def test_2(self): pass """ ) testdir.makepyfile( conftest=""" import pytest @pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True) def pytest_pycollect_makeitem(name): outcome = yield if name == "TestClass": item = outcome.get_result() item.extra_keyword_matches.add("xxx") """ ) reprec = testdir.inline_run(p.dirpath(), "-s", "-k", keyword) print("keyword", repr(keyword)) passed, skipped, failed = reprec.listoutcomes() assert len(passed) == 1 assert passed[0].nodeid.endswith("test_2") dlist = reprec.getcalls("pytest_deselected") assert len(dlist) == 1 assert dlist[0].items[0].name == "test_1" def test_select_starton(self, testdir): threepass = testdir.makepyfile( test_threepass=""" def test_one(): assert 1 def test_two(): assert 1 def test_three(): assert 1 """ ) reprec = testdir.inline_run("-k", "test_two:", threepass) passed, skipped, failed = reprec.listoutcomes() assert len(passed) == 2 assert not failed dlist = reprec.getcalls("pytest_deselected") assert len(dlist) == 1 item = dlist[0].items[0] assert item.name == "test_one" def test_keyword_extra(self, testdir): p = testdir.makepyfile( """ def test_one(): assert 0 test_one.mykeyword = True """ ) reprec = testdir.inline_run("-k", "mykeyword", p) passed, skipped, failed = reprec.countoutcomes() assert failed == 1 @pytest.mark.xfail def test_keyword_extra_dash(self, testdir): p = testdir.makepyfile( """ def test_one(): assert 0 test_one.mykeyword = True """ ) # with argparse the argument to an option cannot # start with '-' reprec = testdir.inline_run("-k", "-mykeyword", p) passed, skipped, failed = reprec.countoutcomes() assert passed + skipped + failed == 0 @pytest.mark.parametrize( "keyword", ["__", "+", ".."], ) def test_no_magic_values(self, testdir, keyword: str) -> None: """Make sure the tests do not match on magic values, no double underscored values, like '__dict__' and '+'. """ p = testdir.makepyfile( """ def test_one(): assert 1 """ ) reprec = testdir.inline_run("-k", keyword, p) passed, skipped, failed = reprec.countoutcomes() dlist = reprec.getcalls("pytest_deselected") assert passed + skipped + failed == 0 deselected_tests = dlist[0].items assert len(deselected_tests) == 1 def test_no_match_directories_outside_the_suite(self, testdir): """ -k should not match against directories containing the test suite (#7040). """ test_contents = """ def test_aaa(): pass def test_ddd(): pass """ testdir.makepyfile( **{"ddd/tests/__init__.py": "", "ddd/tests/test_foo.py": test_contents} ) def get_collected_names(*args): _, rec = testdir.inline_genitems(*args) calls = rec.getcalls("pytest_collection_finish") assert len(calls) == 1 return [x.name for x in calls[0].session.items] # sanity check: collect both tests in normal runs assert get_collected_names() == ["test_aaa", "test_ddd"] # do not collect anything based on names outside the collection tree assert get_collected_names("-k", testdir.tmpdir.basename) == [] # "-k ddd" should only collect "test_ddd", but not # 'test_aaa' just because one of its parent directories is named "ddd"; # this was matched previously because Package.name would contain the full path # to the package assert get_collected_names("-k", "ddd") == ["test_ddd"] class TestMarkDecorator: @pytest.mark.parametrize( "lhs, rhs, expected", [ (pytest.mark.foo(), pytest.mark.foo(), True), (pytest.mark.foo(), pytest.mark.bar(), False), (pytest.mark.foo(), "bar", False), ("foo", pytest.mark.bar(), False), ], ) def test__eq__(self, lhs, rhs, expected): assert (lhs == rhs) == expected def test_aliases(self) -> None: md = pytest.mark.foo(1, "2", three=3) assert md.name == "foo" assert md.args == (1, "2") assert md.kwargs == {"three": 3} @pytest.mark.parametrize("mark", [None, "", "skip", "xfail"]) def test_parameterset_for_parametrize_marks(testdir, mark): if mark is not None: testdir.makeini( """ [pytest] {}={} """.format( EMPTY_PARAMETERSET_OPTION, mark ) ) config = testdir.parseconfig() from _pytest.mark import pytest_configure, get_empty_parameterset_mark pytest_configure(config) result_mark = get_empty_parameterset_mark(config, ["a"], all) if mark in (None, ""): # normalize to the requested name mark = "skip" assert result_mark.name == mark assert result_mark.kwargs["reason"].startswith("got empty parameter set ") if mark == "xfail": assert result_mark.kwargs.get("run") is False def test_parameterset_for_fail_at_collect(testdir): testdir.makeini( """ [pytest] {}=fail_at_collect """.format( EMPTY_PARAMETERSET_OPTION ) ) config = testdir.parseconfig() from _pytest.mark import pytest_configure, get_empty_parameterset_mark pytest_configure(config) with pytest.raises( Collector.CollectError, match=r"Empty parameter set in 'pytest_configure' at line \d\d+", ): get_empty_parameterset_mark(config, ["a"], pytest_configure) p1 = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.parametrize("empty", []) def test(): pass """ ) result = testdir.runpytest(str(p1)) result.stdout.fnmatch_lines( [ "collected 0 items / 1 error", "* ERROR collecting test_parameterset_for_fail_at_collect.py *", "Empty parameter set in 'test' at line 3", "*= 1 error in *", ] ) assert result.ret == ExitCode.INTERRUPTED def test_parameterset_for_parametrize_bad_markname(testdir): with pytest.raises(pytest.UsageError): test_parameterset_for_parametrize_marks(testdir, "bad") def test_mark_expressions_no_smear(testdir): testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest class BaseTests(object): def test_something(self): pass @pytest.mark.FOO class TestFooClass(BaseTests): pass @pytest.mark.BAR class TestBarClass(BaseTests): pass """ ) reprec = testdir.inline_run("-m", "FOO") passed, skipped, failed = reprec.countoutcomes() dlist = reprec.getcalls("pytest_deselected") assert passed == 1 assert skipped == failed == 0 deselected_tests = dlist[0].items assert len(deselected_tests) == 1 # todo: fixed # keywords smear - expected behaviour # reprec_keywords = testdir.inline_run("-k", "FOO") # passed_k, skipped_k, failed_k = reprec_keywords.countoutcomes() # assert passed_k == 2 # assert skipped_k == failed_k == 0 def test_addmarker_order(): session = mock.Mock() session.own_markers = [] session.parent = None session.nodeid = "" node = Node.from_parent(session, name="Test") node.add_marker("foo") node.add_marker("bar") node.add_marker("baz", append=False) extracted = [x.name for x in node.iter_markers()] assert extracted == ["baz", "foo", "bar"] @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore") def test_markers_from_parametrize(testdir): """#3605""" testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest first_custom_mark = pytest.mark.custom_marker custom_mark = pytest.mark.custom_mark @pytest.fixture(autouse=True) def trigger(request): custom_mark = list(request.node.iter_markers('custom_mark')) print("Custom mark %s" % custom_mark) @custom_mark("custom mark non parametrized") def test_custom_mark_non_parametrized(): print("Hey from test") @pytest.mark.parametrize( "obj_type", [ first_custom_mark("first custom mark")("template"), pytest.param( # Think this should be recommended way? "disk", marks=custom_mark('custom mark1') ), custom_mark("custom mark2")("vm"), # Tried also this ] ) def test_custom_mark_parametrized(obj_type): print("obj_type is:", obj_type) """ ) result = testdir.runpytest() result.assert_outcomes(passed=4) def test_pytest_param_id_requires_string(): with pytest.raises(TypeError) as excinfo: pytest.param(id=True) (msg,) = excinfo.value.args assert msg == "Expected id to be a string, got : True" @pytest.mark.parametrize("s", (None, "hello world")) def test_pytest_param_id_allows_none_or_string(s): assert pytest.param(id=s) @pytest.mark.parametrize("expr", ("NOT internal_err", "NOT (internal_err)", "bogus/")) def test_marker_expr_eval_failure_handling(testdir, expr): foo = testdir.makepyfile( """ import pytest @pytest.mark.internal_err def test_foo(): pass """ ) expected = "ERROR: Wrong expression passed to '-m': {}: *".format(expr) result = testdir.runpytest(foo, "-m", expr) result.stderr.fnmatch_lines([expected]) assert result.ret == ExitCode.USAGE_ERROR